ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Exam Prep

What you will be able to do

• You will be able to apply the seven ISO 19011 audit principles and explain the roles of auditor, lead auditor, auditee, and client.
• You will be able to plan a third-party ISO 27001 audit, build a risk-based audit programme, and prepare an audit plan and checklists.
• You will be able to conduct an opening meeting, gather and verify objective evidence through sampling, interviews, and observation.
• You will be able to classify and grade audit findings and write defensible nonconformity statements anchored to the standard.
• You will be able to evaluate root cause analysis, correction, and corrective action and decide when to close a nonconformity.
• You will be able to draft a clear audit report, deliver findings at the closing meeting, and make a sound certification recommendation.
• You will be able to interpret BEST and MOST exam phrasing and choose the strongest answer from close distractors.

What is inside

6 modules, 24 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz.

1. 01

   Audit Principles & ISO 19011

   Covers the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (PECB-style) Audit Principles & ISO 19011 domain (about 22% of the exam), spanning 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

2. 02

   Audit Planning & Program Management

   Covers the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (PECB-style) Audit Planning & Program Management domain (about 22% of the exam), spanning 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

3. 03

   Conducting the Audit & Gathering Evidence

   Covers the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (PECB-style) Conducting the Audit & Gathering Evidence domain (about 26% of the exam), spanning 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

4. 04

   Nonconformities & Corrective Action

   Covers the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (PECB-style) Nonconformities & Corrective Action domain (about 18% of the exam), spanning 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

5. 05

   Audit Reporting & Follow-Up

   Covers the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (PECB-style) Audit Reporting & Follow-Up domain (about 12% of the exam), spanning 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

6. 06

   Exam Readiness & Practice Exam

   Pulls the whole exam together: an exam-day strategy and key-term glossary, then a timed, domain-weighted practice exam written in the real exam style.

   1 lessons · 50 quiz questions